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Pronunciation / Transliteration: somatsu na
"彼らは森の端にあるボロボロの小屋に住んでいた。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
In a state of severe disrepair or likely to collapse soon, typically due to poor maintenance or construction.
"They lived in a ramshackle wooden cabin at the edge of the dense forest." - 2
Loosely organized, disorderly, or poorly managed.
"The company was run by a ramshackle coalition of inexperienced investors."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the earlier noun 'ransack' combined with 'shackle', emerging in the late 16th century. Originally meaning ransacked or plundered, it gradually shifted through folk etymology to describe buildings or objects that appear violently shaken, loosely constructed, and on the verge of falling apart.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ramshackle" is said worldwide
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labourcent
Transliteration: labur-sã
"Il habitait dans une cabane délabrée au fond des bois."
klappelig
Transliteration: klap-ə-lɪç
"Sie wohnten in einer klapprigen Holzhütte."
diroccato
Transliteration: di-rok-ka-to
"Vivevano in una capanna diroccata ai margini del bosco."
destartalado
Transliteration: des-tar-ta-la-do
"Vivían en una cabaña destartalada al borde del bosque."
caindo aos pedaços
Transliteration: ka-i-du aws pe-da-sus
"Eles moravam em uma cabana caindo aos pedaços."
जर्जर
Transliteration: jarjar
"वे जंगल के किनारे एक जर्जर लकड़ी की झोपड़ी में रहते थे।"
摇摇欲坠的
Transliteration: yáo yáo yù zhuì de
"他们住在森林边缘一间摇摇欲坠的小木屋里。"
쓰러져 가는
Transliteration: sseureojyeo ganeun
"그들은 숲 가장자리에 있는 쓰러져 가는 오두막에 살았다."
粗末な
Transliteration: somatsu na
"彼らは森の端にあるボロボロの小屋に住んでいた。"
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